How to disable (make inactive/grey out) File button in MS Office document

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I try to disable File button in MS Word. example I know that we can disable backstage using customUI.xml:

<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui">
<backstage>
<button idMso="FileSave" visible="false"/>
<button idMso="FileSaveAs" visible="false"/>
<button idMso="FileOpen" visible="false"/>
<button idMso="FileClose" visible="false"/>
<button idMso="ApplicationOptionsDialog" visible="false"/>
...
</backstage>
</customUI>

But i need to fully disable button. User should have no abilities even click it. I must hide backstage from users. I saw similar question. This has 1 answer which says

It's not possible to hide this button

Also, Edraw library has such possibility link. Someone has any thought?

The linked question is the same as this. Please try to edit that one as this would be a duplicate... — niamulbengali, Dec 20 '20 at 14:03
Does this answer your question? [How to disable File button in MS-Word 2013?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51435554/how-to-disable-file-button-in-ms-word-2013) — niamulbengali, Dec 20 '20 at 14:04

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 12 '19 at 14:37

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Hiding the File tab requires you to hide the default ribbon:

<CustomUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/CustomUI"> <ribbon startFromScratch="true"/></CustomUI>

Then replace it with a new ribbon that you design from scratch.

answered Dec 12 '19 at 14:37

John Korchok

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It doesn't work. It removes all Ribbon tabs, but File tab still exists. – Ivan Malik Dec 12 '19 at 15:18

How to disable (make inactive/grey out) File button in MS Office document

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